Book-clip.



PATENTBD OCT. '29. 1907.

P. J. MILLS.

BOOK CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11, 1907.

Guam

FRANK J. HILLS, Oi" BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BOOK-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed January 11. 1907. Serial No. 351.878.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Furvxk J. Mitts, a citizen oi the United States,residing at irooklyn, in the county ol' l\'ings and State 01' New York,have invented certain new and uselul Improveim-nts in llookllips, ofwhich the following is a spiarilication.

The present invention relates to an improved binding device [or holdingthe samples of wall paper commonly required for display purposes. Itfrequently becomes necessary to c1 angc the samplrs and to lake them outof the book form, and with the binding methods at present employed, thisresult can only be accomplisn ed by tearing them out or otherwisedefacing the binding of he book.

The object of this invention has accordingly been to provide a. simpleclip by means ol' which various samples can be securely held in bookform, in such a manner that the dif desired.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the meansfor effecting the results, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application 01' the inventionto a sample book. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the rearportion oi a book having the invention applied thereto. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one 01' the binding clips detached.

Corresponding and like parts are rei'erred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samerel'erencc charactersv The binding device comprising the presentinventimi is in the nature of a U-shaped clip 1. the two arms 2 of whichfit upon opposite sides of a book it and have their rear portionsconnected by the cross piece l. The tree ends of the arms 2 are formedwith an eye 5 through which a binding belt or pin 6 is passed, the saidbolt extending through the book I in such a manner as to hold the leavesthereof securely in position. it will be readily apparent however thatwhen the binding bolts 6 are removed, the various leaves can beinterchanged and new leaves inserted or old leaves removed as founddesirable. An intermediate portion oi the rent sheets can beinterchanged as cross piece -;l is provided with an eye 7 for theattachment of a cord or handle as may be desired. As illustrated in tncdrawing, it will be readily apparent that; the clips i can be formedfrom a single piece of wire by coiling the same at an intermediate pointto form the eye 7, bending the ends in opposite directions to form across piece. 4, and then bending the ends of the wire laterally to formarms 2, the extremities of the arms being bent back upon themselves toform the bolt receiving eyes 5.

Where the clip is employed in conni'wtion with telephone directories orsimilar books which it is desired to suspend in a position for readyaccess, a single one oi the clips may be secured to one corner thereoiand the eye 7 attached to a suspending cord or similar member. \l'ithbooks containing samples ol' wall paper however, it is preferable toemploy a series 01' clips 1 and to con ncct the clips by a handle orsupporting member such as the rod 8. This rod 8 extends through the eyes7 of the various clips and is somewhat longer than the back of the book3, the projecting ends of the rod being designed to engage with suitablesupports between which the book is suspended. Longitudinal displacementof the rod 8 is prevented by means of t 'ansverse pins 9 extendingtherethrough.

Having thus described the invent ion, what is claimed as new is:

As a new article or manufacture the herein described binding devicecomprising a series of U-shaped clips 1. each of said clips being formedof a single piece of wire and comprising a cross piece l looped at. anintermediate point to torm a suspending eye 7. a pair of arms 2 formedby bending the ends of the cr as piece at angles thereto. theextremities oi the arms being returned upon themselves to lorm the eyes5, a binding pin (3 received by the eyes 3 at the extremities of thearms. a rod 8 extending through the suspending eyes of the several clips1, the two ends of the rod being designed to engage spaced supports, andtransverse pins 1) extending through the rod 8 to prevent longitudinalslipping thereof.

in testimony whet-col l allix my signature in presence of two witness sFRANK .T. MILLS. [hat] \Vitnesses ln-ixrox' I l. \VouNuu, tlnoiau-zEDWARD RYAN.

